MAILE CAVENDER
LPN
Winder,GA
Summary
Enthusiastic LPN with excellent people skills and dedicated work ethic. Responsible with excellent communication skills. Skilled at multitasking and prioritizing patient needs and daily assignments. Seasoned nursing professional offering proven clinical knowledge, natural interpersonal strengths and technical abilities. Knowledgeable about EMR charting, medication administration and interdisciplinary collaboration focused on optimizing patient care and support. Quality-focused and efficiency-driven leader. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
40
40
years of professional experience
Work History
Staff Nurse
Correcthealth
Cumming, GA
06.2011 - 07.2014
- Strong leader for nursing personnel assigned to the unit/shift.
- Specialized in the nursing care of patients with chemical dependency.
- Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared them for lab testing.
- Assisted doctors with surgeries and non-invasive procedures.
- Developed patient care plans, including assessments, evaluations and nursing diagnoses.
- Ensured HIPAA compliance.
Staff Nurse
Comprehensive Nursing Care
Gainesville, GA
09.2008 - 06.2011
- Specialized in the nursing care of patients with chemical dependency.
- Assessed need for, ordered, obtained and interpreted appropriate lab tests.
- Primary care, assessment and evaluation of chronic care patients.
- Examined patients and dispensed medications as needed.
Mental Health Nurse
Medical College of Georgia ( Phillips State Prison)
Buford, GA
01.2007 - 08.2008
- Liaison between patients and physicians to ensure patient comprehension of treatment plans.
- Strong leader for nursing personnel assigned to the unit/shift.
- Administered medications.
- Pharmacological and non-pharmacological management and treatment of various disorders and diseases.
- Self-directed with astute judgment skills. High level of personal accountability.
Team Supervisor
American Red Cross
Gainesville, GA
04.2005 - 06.2006
- Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate outstanding healthcare teams.
- Participated in unit-based Quality Assurance Program.
- Documented patient information obtained from interviews.
- Delegated staff nurse duties.
- Trained new staff on quality control procedures.
- Followed infection control procedures.
- Strong leader for nursing personnel assigned to the unit/shift.
Patient Representative
PSA Healthcare
Norcross, GA
06.2002 - 07.2005
- Assessed need for, ordered, obtained and interpreted appropriate lab tests.
- Primary care, assessment and evaluation of neonatal and pediatric patients.
- Self-directed with astute judgment skills. High level of personal accountability.
- Processed monthly reports for department performance.
- Performed lab tests and communicated results.
- Liaised between patients and physicians to ensure patient comprehension of treatment plans.
- Closely monitored acute conditions.
Back office nurse
The Longstreet Pediatric Clinic
Gainesville, GA
04.2000 - 05.2002
- Primary care, assessment and evaluation of neonatal and pediatric patients.
- Self-directed with astute judgment skills. High level of personal accountability.
- Liaised between patients and physicians to ensure patient comprehension of treatment plans.
- Ensured HIPAA compliance.
- Performed basic physical assessments of newborns and infants.
- Provided on-call care at all times of day and night.
Maternal Infant Nurse
Gwinnett Medical Center
Lawrenceville, GA
07.1997 - 07.2000
- Performed lab tests and communicated results.
- Liaised between patients and physicians to ensure patient comprehension of treatment plans.
- Performed basic physical assessments of newborns and infants.
- Provided on-call care at all times of day and night.
- Assisted doctors with surgeries and non-invasive procedures.
- Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared them for lab testing.
- Performed monthly inventory and maintained office and medical supply counts.
- Routinely retracted patient throat cultures and prepared for lab submission.
- Strong leader for nursing personnel assigned to the unit/shift.
Mental Heath Nurse
B.O.S. Staffing ( Advantage Behavioral Healtth)
Jefferson, Ga
09.2014 - Current
- Assessed need for, ordered, obtained and interpreted appropriate lab tests.
- Self-directed with astute judgment skills. High level of personal accountability.
- Effective counseling in health maintenance and disease management.
- Performed lab tests and communicated results.
- Liaised between patients and physicians to ensure patient comprehension of treatment plans.
- Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented progress.
- Ensured HIPAA compliance.
- Participated in unit-based Quality Assurance Program.
- Developed and implemented nursing care plans.
- Documented patient information obtained from interviews.
- Ensured efficacy of treatments through monitoring of treatment regimens.
- Performed pregnancy tests and sent specimens for laboratory testing.
- Experience with various mental healthconditions including psychosis,Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia,Dementia, Depression, and anxiety
- Authorized drug refills and provided detailed prescription information to pharmacies.
- Specialized in the nursing care of patients with chemical dependency.
Education
Licensed Practical Nurse - Licensed Practical Nursing
Gwinnett Career Center
1981
Skills
- Strong clinical judgment
- Professional bedside manner
- Adept at prioritizing/managing deadlines
- Thorough p hysical assessments
- Patient/family focused
- Acute care expertise
Certification
Current CPR issued by American Heart Association
Timeline
Mental Heath Nurse
B.O.S. Staffing ( Advantage Behavioral Healtth)
09.2014 - Current
Staff Nurse
Correcthealth
06.2011 - 07.2014
Staff Nurse
Comprehensive Nursing Care
09.2008 - 06.2011
Mental Health Nurse
Medical College of Georgia ( Phillips State Prison)
01.2007 - 08.2008
Team Supervisor
American Red Cross
04.2005 - 06.2006
Patient Representative
PSA Healthcare
06.2002 - 07.2005
Back office nurse
The Longstreet Pediatric Clinic
04.2000 - 05.2002
Maternal Infant Nurse
Gwinnett Medical Center
07.1997 - 07.2000
Licensed Practical Nurse - Licensed Practical Nursing
Gwinnett Career Center
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